The excise department conducted multiple raids in pubs, restaurants and bars within eight months from 2017 to 2018. The officials found nine popular spots in the city who served stale beers to their customers.

New Delhi: The Central Boards of Excise and Customs conducted multiple raids in pubs, restaurants and bars within eight months from August 2017 to April 2018 across the capital. The officials found nine popular spots in the city who served stale beers to their customers. However, they have denied naming the popular places in the upmarket locations.

As per a report by The Hindustan Times, the excise department provided this information as response to AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi’s question. The department conducted raids in 214 pubs, restaurants and bars with enforcement teams and they found out 94 resto bars were violating excise rules. The department revealed to HT that nine resto bars in Hauz Khas, Vasant Vihar, Rajouri Garden, Saket, New Friends Colony, Punjabi Bagh, Laxmi Nagar, Connaught Place and Janakpuri were serving expired beers.

An official said that beer crates were inspected for the dates till the time they are fit for consumption. For example, if the beer labels say, best for consumption before 8 months and if restaurants were selling it after eight months, then this is a violation as it can harm the consumer’s health.

Apart from selling stale or expired beers, officials received complaints that stated, underage customers were served alcohol. The legal age for consuming alcohol in Delhi is 25. The department, in June 2015, proposed to the incumbent government that minimum alcohol consumption age should be reduced to 21 years.

Cheated! Popular pubs in Hauz Khas, Connaught place serve ‘expired beer’Description:The excise department conducted multiple raids in pubs, restaurants and bars within eight months from 2017 to 2018. The officials found nine popular spots in the city who served stale beers to their customers.Times Now